For better or for worse, I’m back. Montanta was nice, but it rained the whole time. The problem with cold rain is it gets right down to your bones, and there’s really only one cure for that: a fireplace.

For today’s Suds, let’s admire our National Parks from a different vantage point. Specifically, Ken Burns’ vantage point. Six episodes of “America’s Best Idea” cover everything from the crown jewel of Glacier National Park, to the less publicized parks in the American Southwest.

And don’t forget about America’s great state parks. Wisconsin is full of them. I have fond memories spent rummaging through the foliage in places like Wyalusing on the Mississippi River. In a state park in Colorado I slept in a cave at the bottom of a canyon near Colorado Springs. Who knows what I was thinking?

To honor the great outdoors, grab a Glacial Trail IPA from Central Waters. Let’s get on to Suds.